The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 4, 1915, Page 7

B. H. McReynolds to Ella Mc- Reynolds 40 acres section 2 Elk- hart $2300.00. . 8. M. Davis to Eugene Bradley et al lots 7 to 11 block 153 2nd addition to Rich Hill $1300.00. Excelsior Sp: » Oct. 27, James Van Benthusen, 83 ycars })}—Col. John C. pioneerjold, died at-his home in this city, newspaper. editor and fi -teorner Fourth and Myrtle streets, or of Denver, Colo., died here ear-j Wednesday afternoon, October Hly today at the home of his son.j27, 1915, of -Bright’s disease. 'He was 84 years old. Death was|Capt. Van Benthusen was a pion- due to paralysis. . er citizen, a veteran of the civil Col, Moore was the first editor} war and member of Rich Hill Post: yunders of — G. A. R. and was well and favor- old poe City Times. He went! to Colorado in 1857 and a little} ‘ably: known. He was. born in Shelby county, Indiana; in . 1882, later founded The Denver Moun-' taineer, He also was the founder then: removing to Iowa ‘in 1852, of the Pueblo Press. aA and then to St. Clair county, Mo., ‘When the Civil. War broke ou! in 1865, coming to Bates county ‘in 1874, where he purchased a ‘Col. Moore dismantled the Den-} farm north of Rich Hill. His wife ver Mountaineer and joined the|preceded him to the grave some South in the struggle. In St.jcight years ago. He is survived Louis County, Missouri, he re=|by two sons, Chas. T. Van. Ben- eruited 200 men and moved them |thusen if Rich Hill and T. G. Van south into Arkansas. He served} [enthusen if Adrian, Mo., five through the greatest part of the} daughters, Mrs. A. L. White, Rich war on the staff of Gen. Marma-| Hill; Mrs. I. N. Briggs, of Ft. duke, with the rank of Colonel.|Scott, Kans., Mrs. David Eckert, Later he was Judge Advocate|of Butler; Mrs. I. N. Appleby, of General for the District of Arkan-| Foster; Mrs. E. A. Porter of Hd- sas for eight months. gerton, Mo., and several grand- Col. Moore claimed the distine-| children. tion of never having surrendered| [Funeral services were held at following the. war. When the|2:30 o’clock Thursday from the news of peace reached him hej}family residence, conducted by was recruiting soldiers in Arkan-| Rev. Mallory pastor of the Wal- sas. 4 nut street M. E. Chureh. Burial “You can go ahead and sur-|in Greenlawn cemetery.—Rich |addition to Rich-Hill $50.00. render, but don’t surrender me,'’| IIill Review. J.T. Slaybaeck to Mary «MM. is the word Col. Moore sent to —_ sean tract section 9 Osage Gen. Marmaduke. He then re- i $1700.00. leased his recruits ‘‘on parole’’ Roscoe eh iiege oe agg from N. W. Ballfinch et al to C. W. and waited a month before going mae CUE Conley et.al lots 1 and 2 block 108 to Mexico to join Gen. Joe Shelby| Sunday morning Roscoe Nigh-| 1st addition to Rich Hill $750.00. “hoping hostilities might break |swonger who lived with his moth-| J. M. Pulliam to L. A. Pulliam out again.’’ . er and sister, Mrs. Grace Cun-}40.acres section 16 Grand River niga on a farm about four ene se ; ae miles northeast of Ballard, fin-| J. M. Pulliam to J. 8. Pulliam Germans Sentence Another ished up his chores and went up-|42 acres section 17 Grand River Woman to Death. stairs to his rooms to change his | $1.00. Amsterdam. Oct. 27.—Anna|¢lothes, soon his sister heard a} Dena MeLean to John Fust un- Benzet of Verviers, Belgium, was|shot and upon going upstairs|divided 1-2 interest, in 240 acres sentenced to death by a German found the young man dead on} section 9 New Home $4200.00... court-martial at Liege on Mon- the floor with a bullet wound in| Marriage Licenses be day. This woman was one of his right temple. J. 1. Randall to G. Wiekam 108 nine persons convicted by the In the absence of the «coroner, ection 33 Osage $6695.00, court-martial. Justice of the Peace H. M. Hud-| A. B. Wheeler to E. J. Hill lots Seven were Belgians and the|son stimmoned a jury who after|4 and 5 block 11, Williams addi- others French. In four cases sen-| Viewing the body and taking tes-|tion to Rich Hill $850.00, tence of death was passed, and |timony, returned a verdict that Fannie MeCuan to M. EF. Full- the other prisoners were con-|the deceased had come to his] bright lots 1 and 2 block 3 Conek- demned to terms of from 10 to 15|death from a gunshot wound, lin’s and Well’s addition to But- years in prison. The charge | probably hy accident. ler, $1400.00, : against them was of having col-| Mr. Nighswonger was 33 years] Perry Elliott to J. W. Harper lected information useful to the|/old and unmarried. The family} 39 acres section 260 Kast Boone, ‘French Government, for whieh it | hag recently purchased property $2145.00, was intended. in Butler and contemplated mov-} M. V. Henderson to Susie G. The sentence of death have noting here in the near future. Smnith part lot 4, block 4. Will- yet been carried out. | The body was Wrought to But-|iams addition to Butler, $1275.00, Washington, D. C., Oct. 27.—j er Monday and funeral services, cae Acting upon representations of conducted by Rev. R. M. Talbert Butler Reds Defeat Adrian the Belgian minister to the Unit-|and Rev. R. M. Shelton held] =~ = ed States, Secretary. Lansing ‘has}at the home of Dr. John Wednesday night the Butler Manchester lots 10 and 11 block 38 Rich Hill $575.00. St "= BECAUSE the patrons want their bank to ]| prosper and grow strong and a large portion. of the banks businessis built up on the recommendations Ofits patrons. =~ E Realizing this important fact, this bank has continued to increase its financial strength and up to.the present time thie bank has doubled itself. ‘Capital - — $60,000.00 Earned Surplus $60,000.00 This bank is equipped for service in every department and invites both checking accounts and Savings account. : _ FARMERS BANK. sterdam $1. H.N. Reitz to J. P. Milroy 3: acres section 17, 18. 7 and 8 Min- go $11000.00. Creek, $800.00. George M. Warrington to Roy west side addition to Butler $1. ‘R. D. Rexroad to Emma Davis lot 11 Adrian $750.00. J. W. Baker to C. W. Conley FARMERS BANK: BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. - We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate Farm Loans of interest with privilege to pay at any time. Abstracts We have a complete set of Abstract Books and will fur- nish abstracts to any real estate in Bates county and’ | ~examine and perfect titles to same. A We will loan your idle money for Pau: securing you Investments reasonable interest’ on good security. We pay interest on time deposits. ae W. F. DUVALL, President, J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. PROFESSIONAL CARDS ia. DR. J. M. CHRISTY i PACIFIC Diseascs of Women and Children a Specialty IRON BUTLER - MISSOURI MOUNTAIN Office Phone 20 House Phone 10} * OR. J.T. HULL | | i ‘sate. that ends: to Ste Entrance’ same ‘that’: to Stew- ’s Studio, North side square Butler, Missouri Missouri Patti Time Table BUTLER STATION CORRE Berlin, to use his good offices, if} 11 o’cloek and interment made iin| played one of the best games of ES 308 EG Se fouls peer. 4)u,m.| the circumstances warrant, in be-| Oak Hill cemetery. basketball ever played in this B, F. JETER, + [210 KC. & St. Louis pagr.. 9:00P.m-| half of the thirty or more persons | ° ——_. city, the Reds being the victors Attorney at Law Notary Public SOUTH sentenced to death by the Ferman White Man Lynched in ae ages ee vie Aeon East Side Square Phone 186 | 201 Joplin passenger....... 3:13.a.m, court-martial at Liege for espi- Mississippi. ay ie As Hag ! : Stars i sae BUTLER, MISSOURI Seen Te eee eR Taaiion: aap p.m. / onage and treason, , ‘ ; 3 ; claiming the ¢ hampionship 0 ! INTERSTATE The Ambassador’s instructions} Columbia, Miss., Oct, 31—Jack|this part of the country for the (Arrive) , m, | give him discretion in extending| Hughes, a white man, who killed | last few years and as they greatly dati peas : A / OR. ROBERT E. CRABTREE | eae Butler focal freight. | his influence in behalf of the con-| Larue Holloway near Columbia|outweighed the home team the - WEST an Se ae ve 2 General Practice. (heave) demned persons. The appeal in}on the night of October 21, was|boys are to be congratulated on Diseases of Children. 639 Madison local freight, behalf of the condemned persons|taken from jail and hanged early | winning. - TELEPHONES a7 Cre I Laircie tl deh 5a m-.1 was made directly to Seeretary|this morning hy a crowd of Office re Residence 541 | “an freight for forwarding must Lansing. masked men. Christian Sci Service . . : ; ne jan ce Services : ice in Gench Bldg. nies = Eade net ee nea ee valcwing 2 Sees Ortho Fortenberry, the jailer, ae : en ee ; says he retired about 1 a.m. and| Christian Science Services and day's forwarding. Freight for Inter- A é = . tate Division must be deivered be-| Schiii uits Beer; Goes in for , J. HALSEY, M.D. 0. 0. 2, Dicisign Must be delved. | Schlite Quits Beer for this train in morning. . Eye, Ear, Nose and TWYMAN s Throat Specialist wor ‘Ageat.| Milwaukee, Oct. 30.—Candy is and the Atting of Glasses supplanting liquor as an article oe ey corti De i eon ew of Joseph Schlitz, founder of | cealed. ’ e is a member of the Democratic | +1. sehlitz brewery. State Committee. ‘ Mr. Schlitz, until recently, was traveling representative of the Rocae ; Hallowe'en Social. _ culmination of a romance of sev- Schlitz Brewing company and dis- eral months in the office of At-|. The Epworth League of the|covered on a trip through the torney General John T, Barker. | Ohio Street M. E. Church was Western states that there is a big “he bridegroom ‘is Assistant) delightfully entertained Satur-/demand for candy. As a result ‘Attorney General Shrader P.|day evening with a Hallowe’en|he was instrumental in the or- ‘Howell and ‘the bride is Miss|party at the home of Miss Helen | ganization of the new, corporation Beasié McGinniss, until’ recently|Braden on East Dakota Street. | which will manufacture candy in t her in the office, | The house was decorated with | Milwaukee. Br wedding took place at the|black and red with jack o’ lan-/ ‘‘You can quote Mr. Schlitz as Bigg the bride’s sister,|terns peering out of the corners.| saying that the use of candy in » Mre ‘ardeman. Mr. and] Refreshments of cider and pump-| dry states has increased almost : Mrs. Powell “went. to Excelsior| kin pies were served. proportionately to the decrease in . Spritig one ip: °| ‘Moat of the guests were more] the use of liquor and that he sees e or. Jess grotesqte in . Hallowe’en| an opportunity for a.good busi- masks and games appropriate to later was awakened by three Sunday School will be held each masked men. One poked a gun in}Sunday in the Probate Court This face, cautioning him to keep|room at the court house. quiet. and demanding the keys to Sunday School at 10 a. m. Hughes’ cell. Fortenberry told} | Services, 11 a. m. jem where the keys were -con= ee ‘*Adam and Fallen : Man. ’ 8. P. Howell Weds Typist. Independence, Mo., Nov. 1.— A.wedding this afternoon was the bed with leather straps and ropes. |tend these services. The party then ascended the stairs and took Hughes from his Sheriff's Sale eell. By virtue and authority of an_exe- ig|cution issued from the office of the Hughes body was found’ this} cry ofthe Circuit Court of Bates morning ‘dangling from a small County, Mo, returnable at the Octo- 1 + Hi er term, 5, of said court and to me pine tree near a road Just, outside directed in favor of E. M Batterton the city limits. The body was and against F, M: Scott and, Saran Scot ave levied upon a Zed fully dressed. Near the road was] the right, title, interest and claim of i he said F. M. ott an ral cott, a hat with a _long looped rope me in and to the following described around the brim. One end of the| real estate, to-wit: rope led across the road into the * Lot two (2) in the northwest quar- inti i irecti ter of section eighteen (18), Town- woods, pointing in the direction Bee AS ne ecaren where the body was found. two'in Block 87 in the City of Wal- nut_ Bates County, Missourl. all in Bates County, Missouri, Losses i; All lying and being in the said coun- British Enormous ty and State of Missouri; and I will on sas Friday, the 2%th day of Octobey, A. D. London, Oct. 29.—British cas- joig, between the hours of tine ‘o'clock iti i n the forenoon an ve o'clock in_the ualities in all the theatres of war |!n,the forenoon and fve oclock initet up to October 9 were 493,294 of- Court House Poor, in u the City of, But: x ler, unty 01 es foresaid, se! ficers and men. gaine, oF Me much thereof as may be _ 20 Pupils Die in Fire. These figures were given out|reaulred, at public vendue, | to, the Peabody, Mass, Oct. 28 officially today by Premier As- isfy sald execution and costa, phen Oh cnegug on ‘gl Ne Pan the Abi eo bh tar (France Sheriff of Bates County, Mo. : = 0 *f1and Belgium) the English forces a ton‘ ot Coast bhuaaee . fi years, lost their lives today in,@| nave lost 364,046 officers and men peer) sereand a SETAE TT | fixe whic ‘8 1in killed, wounded and missing. | _.otland, Clerk of the County Court. of The casualties in all the arenas| Baise County, guMUL SS, me eneUreay, of action in which British troops| brick Dullding 2:00 ft on County Farm are fighting, are’ divided as fol-|?f° The’ piana "and ‘specifications. for lows: said buildings are on file at the office Killed: Officers, 6,660; other | Each Ii be required te de~ ranks 72,177. ness in the manufacture of these products,’’ said Ald Wehe, his business associate. _ is the contract. The so a ited will be returned to the un- ence ful bidders within three days. Elmer Tortilott. to Sarah E.|cash in hand the foliowing property | J. L, Herrell et al to Win, Kopp | i tract section 23 Mt. Pleasant | diameter. feet lung with cables at- 5 2 {screen engine, C. I. Garwood to R. S. Orear 40; 1 single 9xi2' Atlas direct motion en- acres section 15 Walnut $2400.00, | ive tor dynamo, : J. C, Davis to J. T. Pahiman lots purposee, BOOS SUR Pee Oran 1, 2 and 3 Block 10 Amsterdam $1. | i).°fan, J. T. Pahlman to Alice Davis| et al lots 1, 2 and 3 block 10 Am-| { | generator. | | used for driving fan, W. F. Wolfe to Ellsworth Dear-| doff 20 acre section 30 Deer) ventilating tan, | 146 ft. platform 100 ton R. R, track M. Wilcox lots 7 and 8 block 5) et.al lots 3 and 4° block 108 Ist_ instructed Ambassador Gerard at|Crabtree Wednesday morning at|Reds and the Adrian All Stars The men tied the jailer to the| All are cordially invited to at- | DISSOLUTION SALE parti Notice is hereby given that on Fri- Gay the 2th day of November 1916, be- ginning at ten) o'clock a. m., of that day at the New Home Mine about nine miles north west-of Rich Hill, Missou- ri, the undersigned trustees appointed ny the i) euit Court of Bates County, Mis¥ourj,! to settle the affairs of the atlas Coal Mining and~ Mercantile Company, now dissolved, wili sell at Public Sale to the highest bidder for owned by said corporation at ‘its dis- solution, to-wit: 1 all three track Steel Tipple. + 1 paty 16x32 First motion hoisting en- wines, wood iagged- “drum 6 feet tached, 1 single 9x12 Brownell direct motion 1 6x10 direct motion engine for driv- ° 2 pair 8x10 Link motion engines for rope haulage, 10x12 Dagel direct motion engine, 2 7 inches diameter x 16 feet long 72—4 inches Flues Tubular boilers. 1 20-K-240 volts 1100 R. P. M. Sterling 1 20-K-320 volts 70 R, P. M. motor 1 4x14 inch Pittsburg ventilating fan. 1-3x10 inch Crawford & McCrimmon 16 inch leather belt 40 ft. long. 26 inch leather belts 30 ft. Jong, scale, . 1 Fairbanks mine hopper scale. 1 6x4x6 Snow Mine Pump, ~ ; 1 6x4x6 Dean Mine Pump. * 1 4!/g x33/,x4 Worthington Mine Pump, 8h0 ft. 1 1-8 Steel Hoisting Cable } Wrapped on engine drum, 100 ft. 5-8 inch Steel Haulage Cable. safety lamps for testing gas. Clanney mine safety lamps, set 1 1-4 to 3 inch stock and. dies. 2-inch stock and pipe cutter, spring dog for shaft sinking, Sullivan tripod steam drill, 60 mine cars for 36 inch track gauge, 25 tons 12 pound steel (T) rails, 0 ft. of 2-inch common black pipe. ft. of 2 1-2 inch extra heavy black Regan rere t. 6 inch and 8 inch well casing. iron sinking tubs, iron wheel barrow. 30 shot electric battery. 42 inch sheave wheel, 36 inch sheave wheel, 24 inch sheave wheel. inch sheave wheels, 8 inch sheave wheels, “iach sheave wheels, 2 inch Jenkins Globe valves, 2 1 1-2 Inch Jenkins globe valves. 1 1-4 inch Jenkins globe valves, inch Jenkins globe valves. 2-inch Jenkins Globe valves, ch Elbows, inch unions. IX 2 inch nipples, 46 mine car hitchings. 14 inch flue 11 inch x 1 1-4 steam jet. $1 quart lubricators, pint lubrieators, ric bel all A or gongs, sounds canvas packing, pounds Garlock packing. 1 1-2 inch Jenkins valve dises, 1-4 inch Jenkins valve discs, inch x16 inch water gauge glass- 1-2 ft. mine props. ft. mine props, ft, mine props. 41-2'ft, mine props 4 ft. mine props. ft. mine props. 107 piece 240 pie bars. 188 bars, | 10 pieces 3x12 yellow pine shaft tim- bers 1 + 1 brick power house enclosing ma- ;chinery and boilers under one roof, n houses, enclosing ventilating 2 ware rooms, 1 black smith shop. 1 mule barn, 5 tons hay. J. RB. WATSON, J. A. BROWN, \, H. BLGERT, C, S BRASLEY, JOHN KLUMP, SR Guardian's Notice, Notice is hereby given, ‘that the un- dersigned was appointed guardian of the person and estate of John King, of | unsound mind, on the z3rd day of Sep- tember, 015, by the Probate Court of Bates Count Missouri. ) AIL persons having claims against said estate re required “to exhibit them for alla nee before said Pro- ‘bate Court w.chin one year from. the publication or they shall y barred, - Srd day of September, 1915, WELDON D, YATES, 50-4t Guardian. 2 i Notice of Final Settiement | Notice is hereby given to all ecred- itors and others interested in the estate lof Joseph Kimble, deceased, that I, {Ellis A, Kimble, Executor of sald es- jtate, intend to make final settlement | thereof, at the next term of the Bates | County Probate Court, in Bates Coun- +ty,—State—of—Misseuri,_to—be_held_at Butler, ssouri, on the 8th day of No- | vember, 1915, ELLIS A. KIMBLE, | 5l-4t Executor. | Notice of Final Settlément, Notice is hereby given to all cred- itors and others interested in the es- - tate of Peter Morwood, deceased that I, Ella Morwood, <Administratrix of said estate, intend to make final set- tlement thereof, at the next term of the Bates County Probate Court, in | Bates county, State of Missouri, to be j held at Butler, Missouri, on the 8th | day of November, 1915, | ELLA MORWOOD, | B1-#t Administratrix. SEE THE Clothes Doctors For practical cleaning and pressing. We posi- tively clean everything but a guilty conscience. ‘Hats Cleaned and Blocked All work guaranteed and prices reasonable. Coods Called for and Delivered. CROUCH BROS. No. 7 S. Main St. Phone 171. . ‘Butler,